The Leader Board
The Ball Is in Democrats’ Court to Prevent a Government Shutdown
INSTEAD OF SUPPORTING A CLEAN CONTINUING RESOLUTION, DEMOCRATS SEEM CONTENT WITH PLUNGING THE COUNTRY INTO A SHUTDOWN (Click here to download) Republicans’ continuing resolution (CR) “would keep federal agencies funded through Nov. 21 to buy appropriators more time to negotiate and pass fiscal 2026 spending bills. It does not include partisan policy riders or cut funding.” (E&E News: Republican push for funding patch hits Democratic wall - 9/17/25) “The measure is relatively clean… Continue Reading
09.26.25
The American Public Does Not Support Democrats Shutting Down the Government
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE STILL THINK POORLY OF DEMOCRATS AND TRUST REPUBLICANS MORE ON KEY ISSUES “[E]veryone knows the American people -- the American people are on our side.” - Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) “The Democratic Party’s image has eroded to its lowest point in more than three decades, according to a new Wall Street Journal poll, with voters seeing Republicans as better at handling most issues that decide elections.” (The Wall Street Journal: Democrats Get Lowest Rating… Continue Reading
09.24.25
With One Week to Go and More Than $1 Trillion in Demands, Democrats Careen Toward a Shutdown
(Click here to download) DEMOCRATS SURE SEEM WILLING TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT AND ARE STILL HOLDING GOVERNMENT FUNDING HOSTAGE OVER THEIR UNSERIOUS PROPOSAL “The contrast between the Republican bill and the Democrat bill is glaring. The Republican bill is a clean, nonpartisan short-term continuing resolution to fund the government to give us time to do the full appropriations process. And the Democrat bill is the exact opposite. It’s what you might call, not a clean CR, a dirty CR - laden d… Continue Reading
09.19.25
Democrat Senators Prepare to Unleash “Pain” on Their Own States
“EVERY CORNER” OF NEW YORK WOULD HURT IN A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN Two years ago, Leader Schumer warned that a government shutdown would cause “disruptions for millions of New Yorkers to services they rely on, while thousands of federal workers could be furloughed:” “[I]t will be New Yorkers and families across America paying the price.” A “shutdown is avoidable, irresponsible and deeply damaging” “Schumer said according to Congressional Research Services, over 50,000 federal civilian employ… Continue Reading
09.19.25
Democrats’ Unserious, Filthy Funding Bill
SENATE REPUBLICANS ARE SUPPORTING A CLEAN CONTINUING RESOLUTION THAT WILL GIVE CONGRESS MORE TIME TO PASS BIPARTISAN APPROPRIATIONS BILLS “For years the Democrat leader talked about the importance of passing clean continuing resolutions. In fact, we did 13 of them while the Democrats had the majority the past four years with a Democrat in the White House. Well, Democrats’ CR proposal this time is the exact opposite. It’s not clean - it’s filthy. It’s packed full of partisan policies and measure… Continue Reading
09.18.25
Republicans Overcome Democrats’ Obstruction and Confirm 48 of President Trump’s Nominees
THIS WEEK, SENATE REPUBLICANS CONFIRMED 48 CIVILIAN NOMINEES EN BLOC, ALL OF WHOM RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN COMMITTEE By confirming 48 nominees en bloc, the Senate has now confirmed 188 civilian nominees, far ahead of the pace of the Biden and first Trump administrations. (Senate Majority Leader: President Trump's Senate-Confirmed Nominees - accessed 9/18/25; U.S. Congress: 117th Congress Nominees - accessed 9/2/25; U.S. Congress: 115th Congress Nominees - accessed 9/18/25) (Click h… Continue Reading
09.17.25
Democrats’ Obstruction Knows No Bounds
FEARING THEIR PROGRESSIVE BASE, SENATE DEMOCRATS SEEM INTENT ON SHUTTING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT “House Republicans are charging ahead with their Nov. 21 CR. The measure is relatively clean, meaning it doesn’t have partisan policy riders. Democrats seem to agree, because they’re attacking what’s not in the bill — health care provisions — rather than what is.” (Punchbowl News: AM: Fed Day hits different this time - 9/17/25) “The pressure is rising on Democrats to stiff President Trump and let… Continue Reading
09.16.25
Schumer vs. Schumer on “Harmful and Unnecessary” Government Shutdowns
IN RECENT YEARS, LEADER SCHUMER HAS EMPHASIZED THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS A SHUTDOWN WOULD HAVE ON EVERYONE, INCLUDING VETERANS, FARMERS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES “Avoiding a shutdown is very good news for the country, for our veterans, for parents and children, and for farmers and small businesses - all of whom would have felt the sting had the government shut down.” - Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) (1/18/24) “As we speak, there’s still a loud contingent of hard right rabble-rousers wh… Continue Reading
09.11.25
Democrats’ Historic Obstruction Hits New Lows
LED BY SENATE DEMOCRAT LEADER SCHUMER, DEMOCRATS HAVE SUNK TO NEW LOWS IN BLOCKING SWIFT CONFIRMATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY NOMINEES “For months, I’ve repeatedly tried to engage my Democratic colleagues to end their obstruction. I’ve warned that their tactics ultimately hurt the American people and will lead to lasting damage to the Senate as an institution … I’m disappointed that my Democratic colleagues have chosen to place partisan obstruction over public safety.” - Senate Judiciary Committee Cha… Continue Reading
09.09.25
Democrats Only Have Themselves to Blame for the State of the Senate’s Nominations Process
WHEN A DEMOCRAT IS IN THE WHITE HOUSE, SENATE DEMOCRATS EMPHASIZE THE NEED TO GET THE PRESIDENT’S TEAM IN PLACE WITHOUT DELAY Senate Democrats have a long history of emphasizing the need to confirm a president’s nominees… when a Democrat is in the White House: “For decades, Democrats and Republicans have regularly cooperated to swiftly confirm the many, many individuals selected by each President to serve in their Administration. Regardless of the party in the White House, both sides have … Continue Reading
09.08.25
Republicans Will Restore the Senate’s Nominations Process
OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST TWO DECADES, SENATE DEMOCRATS HAVE BROKEN THE NOMINATIONS PROCESS During President George W. Bush’s (R) first term, Senate Democrats “us[ed] a filibuster to kill an appeals court nomination for the first time in history,” against Miguel Estrada, a former assistant solicitor general during the Clinton administration who would have been the first Hispanic American to sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. “One of the handful of Senate Democ… Continue Reading
09.05.25
The Working Families Tax Cuts in Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Are Already Making a Difference
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS’ ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL SAVED FAMILIES FROM TRILLIONS IN NEW TAXES AND CREATED NEW PRO-WORKER TAX INCENTIVES “Americans dodged a big tax hike when Congress passed the ‘big, beautiful bill,’ making permanent the tax cuts of President Trump's first term — and adding on a bunch more.” (Axios: How your county is affected by "big beautiful bill" tax cuts - 8/18/25) “The average American will receive a federal tax cut of $3,752 in 2026 thanks to the bill, per an… Continue Reading
09.03.25
Seven Charts That Explain Why Senate Republicans Are Exploring a Rules Change for Nominations
Click here to download these charts. PRESIDENTS REGULARLY HAVE HUNDREDS OF NOMINEES CONFIRMED VIA VOICE VOTE OR UNANIMOUS CONSENT BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS THE ONLY PRESIDENT ON RECORD TO NOT HAVE A SINGLE CIVILIAN NOMINEE CONFIRMED VIA VOICE VOTE OR UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO OVERCOME THIS UNPRECEDENTED OBSTRUCTION, SENATE REPUBLICANS HAVE HELD MORE VOTES THAN ANY SENATE IN THE LAST 35-PLUS YEARS… AND VOTED MORE IN EIGHT MONTHS THAN MOST SENATES HAVE IN 12… ALL TO BE SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE … Continue Reading
09.03.25
Senate Democrats’ Unprecedented Obstruction of President Trump’s Nominees Is Coming to a Head
DEMOCRATS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CLEAR ABOUT THEIR INTENTION TO NEEDLESSLY GUM UP THE NOMINATIONS PROCESS FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TEAM Before President Trump even took office, Democrats received marching orders to politicize the nominations process: “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is privately pressing his senators to create fireworks when they question President-elect Trump's nominees in the coming weeks…” (Axios: Scoop: Schumer's plan to fire back at MAGA nominees - 1/8/25) Afte… Continue Reading
08.06.25
Seven Months of Unparalleled Republican Successes
SENATE REPUBLICANS PASSED THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, CEMENTING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S AGENDA AND PROTECTING WORKING FAMILIES BY PREVENTING THE LARGEST TAX HIKE IN AMERICAN HISTORY The One Big Beautiful Bill Act permanently extends the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, preventing a $4.3 trillion tax increase on the American people, including a $2.6 trillion tax hike on households earning less than $400,000 per year. (U.S. Senate Committee on Finance: Crapo Highlights Tax Wins for Hardworking Americans and M… Continue Reading
08.01.25
Chuck Schumer and Democrats Want to Break Medicaid. Again.
SENATE DEMOCRATS INTRODUCED LEGISLATION TO ROLL BACK THE ENTIRETY OF REPUBLICANS’ MEDICAID REFORMS AND RESTORE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S DISASTROUS RULES “Our bill is straightforward: it repeals the entire healthcare subtitle of the Republicans’ bill.” - Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) “[T]he Biden Administration’s policy was willful ignorance about whether folks enrolled in these programs were eligible or continuing to need public assistance. To take one example: The Biden… Continue Reading
07.30.25
Americans Increasingly Support the Republican Agenda
AMERICANS SUPPORT MAKING TAX CUTS PERMANENT FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL RELIEF EXTENDED TO WORKERS IN THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT “This legislation not only prevents the biggest tax hike in history, but it also provides significant tax relief for hardworking families through measures like increasing and making the doubled child tax credit permanent, and enhancing tax benefits that make child care more affordable.” - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) … Continue Reading
07.29.25
Five Charts That Explain What Is Happening With Nominees in the Senate
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS THE ONLY PRESIDENT ON RECORD TO NOT HAVE A SINGLE CIVILIAN NOMINEE CONFIRMED VIA VOICE VOTE OR UNANIMOUS CONSENT (Click here to download) REGARDLESS OF THIS UNPRECEDENTED OBSTRUCTION, SENATE REPUBLICANS ARE CONFIRMING NOMINEES THE HARD WAY AND AHEAD OF THE FIRST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S PACE (Click here to download) SENATE REPUBLICANS HAVE KEPT UP THE PACE BY VOTING MORE THAN ANY SENATE IN THE LAST 35-PLUS YEARS… (Click here to download) EVEN TAKING MORE VOTES … Continue Reading
07.29.25
Will Democrats Keep Torpedoing the Nominations Process?
THIS WEEK, SENATE REPUBLICANS WILL CONTINUE TO GRIND THROUGH DEMOCRATS’ HISTORIC OBSTRUCTION TO CONFIRM MORE CIVILIAN NOMINEES “Thune has already teed up several nominees for votes this week, and more are coming.” (Punchbowl News: AM: 3 things to watch as August nears - 7/28/25) “Advancing President Donald Trump’s nominations is straightforward but laborious, with Democrats showing little willingness to expedite the process.” (Roll Call: Trump to Senate: Confirm more nominees before Augu… Continue Reading
07.24.25
Amid Historic Democrat Obstruction, Republicans Keep Confirming President Trump’s Nominees
(Click here to download) THE SENATE HAS CONFIRMED 52 MORE CIVILIAN NOMINEES THAN AT THIS POINT IN THE FIRST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND KEPT UP THE PACE THIS WEEK The Senate has confirmed 107 civilian nominees, nearly doubling the pace of the first Trump administration (55) at this point in time. (Senate Majority Leader: President Trump's Senate-Confirmed Civilian Nominees - accessed 7/24/25) This week, the Senate confirmed the following Trump administration nominees: Terrance Cole, … Continue Reading
